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Fulbright Grants for Danish Students and Scholars - Deadline: Feb 14th 2024! Short term grants for an academic exchange between the U.S. and Denmark. https://lnkd.in/eweA6PB7 Fulbright Denmark awards grants to Master's & PhD students for a self-arranged study/research stay in the USA. Grants are DKK 50,000 for 1 semester or DKK 100,000 for 2 semesters. Fulbright further awards grants to researchers going on a self-arranged, combined research & teaching stay in the US. Those grants are are awarded to postdocs, assist. professors, assoc. professors or professors. Duration must be 4-10 months, with an amount of DKK 200,000.

Our #Humanities colleagues at the #AustralianCatholicUniversity need our help. You may have seen the news about the cuts being made to staffing? It’s actually a decimation of the 3 Humanities institutes. From the Change.org #petition: “A prominent priority of former ACU Vice-Chancellor Greg Craven AO (2008-2021) was to establish and strengthen serious study of the humanities at ACU, on the premise that these disciplines are central to the historic Catholic intellectual tradition that serves as the university’s most distinctive feature in the wider tertiary education sector. …Upon Professor Craven’s retirement in 2021, Professor Zlatko Skrbi, …became his successor… Almost immediately Professor Skrbis began attempting to dismantle the research strategy of his predecessor. His attempts to do so were slow moving and small scale until late 2022 when he appointed a new Deputy Vice Chancellor for Research and Enterprise. …The key inflection point in this agenda was the release of a draft change plan on 12 September 2023, which proposes cutting 32 full-time equivalent academic positions, of which 29 are in humanities disciplines.” The study of #Humanities is under attack in #universities around the world. DON’T let this happen in #Australia! Please sign the #OpenLetter (link in Guardian article) and the Change.org petition. And share both widely. https://lnkd.in/g-hXsBfg https://lnkd.in/gPD-3egD

🤩Apply now to join the ESU delegation and to participate at the Council of Europe's third forum on history education under the title ""The reinvigoration of the importance of historical awareness and culture through higher education: threats and challenges" in Bologna, Italy from May 15-17 2024"!🇮🇹 ⌛️Deadline for applications is March 5th EOD, accommodation and travel costs are fully covered! "In a time of democratic backsliding, in a moment in which history is susceptible to distortion, including the denial of certain historical facts and political manipulation, it is crucial to provide platforms for open discussions regarding the role of history in the 21st century. Additionally, we should strive to establish guidelines that promote the cultivation of peaceful collective memories, rooted in a multi-perspectival approach to history. The annual Forums for History Education provide a platform for various stakeholders, including public authorities from different ministries (Education, Higher Education, Culture), teachers, curriculum developers, and academics, learners, civil societies representatives to exchange their perspectives and practices in history education and collaboratively develop guidelines for improving history education." #councilofeurope #historyeducation #history 🔗 https://lnkd.in/daHgSkWy

Last month CIRAD issued a new Note that invites us to rethink the ROLE OF OUR UNIVERSITIES with a view to DIALOGUING with the territory and HUMANIZING our societies, while providing a space for the formation of the CRITICAL CONSCIENCE. The note, which may be consulted in both English and Spanish, draws on the Round Table organized during the launching of the “Mónica Jiménez de la Jara” Inter-institutional Chair on Social Responsibility at the Catholic University Silva Henríquez in Chile in November 2023. #fiuc IFCU-International Federation of Catholic Universities #rsu #USR #socialresponsibility #responsabilidadsocialuniversitaria #conversatorio #roundtable #chile #catedra Universidad Católica del Norte Pontificia Universidad Cat��lica de Valpara��so Universidad Católica del Maule Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción University of Deusto Universidad Católica de Temuco Francisco De Ferari Cristina de la Cruz-Ayuso Javier villar Link to the Note:

Applications Being Accepted Now: The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education invites applicants for the fourth cohort of its Doctoral Fellows Program. This program provides intellectual and professional support to a small group of advanced doctoral students in North American and Israeli universities whose research is, in one form or another, related to Jewish education. The program has the following goals: - Provide fellows with thought partners to workshop ideas, presentations, and their writing, in order to maintain momentum in their research and writing. - Mentor fellows and connect them to intellectual resources that complement the strengths of their particular doctoral programs. This will be customized based on fellows’ needs. - Engage fellows in conversations about the field of Jewish education and adjacent fields, as they plan for their next career steps. - Support fellows’ research by providing a $1,500 stipend to be used for professional development, conference participation, or data collection. Learn more and apply here by August 15: https://lnkd.in/eQd3FZVF #jewisheducation #jewishstudies #jewishcommunity

Exploring Institutional Autonomy and Academic Freedom (@Council on Higher Education Conference) with Ahmed Shaikh, Ronel Blom, Magnate Ntombela, and Esther Martins Today's panel discussion was an eye-opener for me. It struck me that as Private Higher Education Institutions (PHEIs), we might have been fiddling with questions like "Why can't we call ourselves universities?" while our higher education Rome is burning. The discussion made it clear that we have to lift our heads, elevate our dialogues, reform our curricula, and work together to build a diverse but unified higher education system that will serve the needs of our nation. Moreover, fostering trust, both among ourselves and with regulatory bodies, is paramount. We are the leaders we have been waiting for, and our time is now. #Whatwilloursilencesayaboutus?

Thrilled to share my experience being part of the prestigious Harvard-South Africa Fellowship! 🎓 This highly competitive, merit-based program offers South Africans a life-changing opportunity to study at Harvard University. But it's not just about the academic journey; it's about leveraging this platform for real social and economic transformation in Africa. 🌍 🔥 We're witnessing a seismic shift in Africa's entrepreneurial landscape! From fintech to healthcare, education to transport, African innovators are leading the charge with groundbreaking solutions. We're witnessing the rise of a new generation of African entrepreneurs who are not only building world-class businesses but are also making a global impact. 🌟 Welcome to the "Age of the African Entrepreneur"! Entrepreneurship is now the #1 career choice for Africa's tech-savvy youth, propelling us into an era of unparalleled innovation and growth. 💡 Launch Africa Ventures is the global connector for Africa’s digital transformation! As a proud team member of Launch Africa, our goal is to connect global citizens with some of Africa's most innovative ventures. With investments in 145+ companies across 23 African countries in just 3 years, Launch Africa is driving real change and improving the quality of lives of all Africans. 🌍 Make an Impact, Your Way! Remember, you don't need a fancy fellowship to make a difference. Everyone here has the power to use their time, networks, money, and resources to create lasting social and economic impact in Africa. Ask me how! Apply for the Harvard-South Africa Fellowship; if that is not your thing, reach out and ask me how else you can get involved. Harvard University Center for African Studies Harvard Business School Launch Africa Ventures  🌟 #AfricanEntrepreneurship #ImpactAfrica #HarvardSouthAfricaFellow #LaunchAfrica #africa #Africarising

Join us February 15 to learn more about the 2025-26 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Competition! In the 2025-26 Fulbright U.S. Scholar competition, hundreds of awards across all world regions will allow academics, professionals and artists to teach, research, and carry out professional projects abroad. Curious to see what Fulbright U.S. Scholar awards in 2025-26 have to offer? Our upcoming webinar will share more about the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, awards and the application process:   The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program: Opportunities for 2025-26 Thursday, February 15 2:30-3:30 PM EST https://lnkd.in/egbwjERa Already know a region, country or award that interests you? Register to join our webinars featuring specific Fulbright U.S. Scholar opportunities. Visit our Webinar Schedule for events throughout the competition, starting with:   February 28: South and Central Asia February 29: East Asia and the Pacific March 6: Europe and Eurasia March 11: Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship March 13: Western Hemisphere March 20: Sub-Saharan Africa March 27: Middle East and North Africa We look forward to seeing you (virtually) in webinars throughout the year!    Note that any times listed for webinars or events are in U.S. Eastern standard time.  Can't join us live? All webinars and slides are archived on our site.

"Despite these tragedies in Israel and Palestine, we can model the kind of FUTURE we wish for ourselves and our students. We must maintain and strengthen the bonds of friendship and collegiality that cut across political, ethnic, and religious differences, especially in the face of the rising tides of violence and hatred abroad and on university campuses. Our fate here at MIT can and must be different. Through living and working together we can become wiser and more compassionate." A letter by MIT faculty

This is an important acknowledgement from the University of Manitoba. I also hope this serves as the beginning of a broader conversation about decolonizing informed consent and ethics processes in academia and academic research that must honour people we work with, their customs, their ways of being, their agency, autonomy, self-determination, and are trauma informed as opposed to (in some instances) bureaucratic mechanisms for consideration of just legal liability of institutions rooted in euro-centric approaches. I look forward to many discussions on the topic over the months and years to come. #traumaawareness #informedconsent #impactassessment